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peccadillo

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.loʊ/Part of speech nounSorted accdeillopStarts with PEnds with O0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a petty misdeed

Word origin

From Spanish pecadillo, diminutive form of pecado (“sin”), from Latin peccatum (“sin, error, fault”), from peccō (“to sin, offend”).

Used in a sentence

  • The sex scandal issue isn’t really central, since Americans have a long record of voting for the candidates they think can deliver, regardless of private peccadilloes.
  • When he comes to the prayer, he sometimes does me the honor of personally recommending me to the Lord, advising him that I am a worthy man and begging him to condone my occasional peccadillos.
  • No sexual peccadillo is left unremarked upon.

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